Senior Staff Engineer

Cloudera

About The Position

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises. At Cloudera, our Data Services Pillar is the heart of data innovation. We don’t just work with technology; we build it. Our mission is to empower data practitioners by creating seamless, enterprise-grade experiences for data engineering, warehousing, streaming, operational databases, and AI. We are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer with a strong technical background in Spark to lead the Cloudera Data Engineering Spark experience for all customers using Cloudera Data Services, Machine Learning services, and more. This high-impact IC role offers the opportunity to shape the future of Cloudera’s Spark space across multiple cloud environments, impacting thousands of customers worldwide.

Requirements

BE, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience as a software engineer building infrastructure systems.
Experience developing Apache Spark or related technologies.
Experience as a technical lead, from proposing new features to coordinating work across team members through product delivery.
Ability to drive architecture and design discussions and provide technical direction.
Strong understanding of at least one of the following languages: Java, Scala, Rust, C++, or Python.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with one of the public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or private cloud platforms (OpenShift, Rancher).
Experience with concurrent and distributed systems, especially on the JVM.
Experience building and maintaining containerized applications on Kubernetes.
Contributions to open-source projects.

Responsibilities

Gain deep technical knowledge across the Cloudera Data Engineering Experience stack, with a strong focus on Spark, and apply this expertise in your daily work.
Build new features and improve Spark scale and performance to deliver a seamless experience for Cloudera’s data engineering customers.
Work with a team of talented Spark and infrastructure engineers.
Help hire and mentor engineers while supporting their career growth.
Drive architecture and design discussions, providing strong technical direction for the team.
Collaborate with product, engineering, and cross-functional partners, leading the delivery of several large, critical features in Cloudera’s Spark space.
Work on large-scale distributed systems, ranging from hundreds to thousands of nodes in production clusters.
Bring passion for programming, clean coding practices, attention to detail, and a strong focus on quality.